This weeks’ song is the hit “Lyin’ Eyes” by the Eagles. The song first appeared on the bands’ 1975 album “One of These Nights”. The song achieved a rare double by reaching #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and # 9 on the U.S. Country charts. The song won a Grammy Award in the “Best Pop Performance by a Group” category. This was the first of five Grammy’s won by the band.
The song is a fairly straightforward story about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a wealthy older man. She finds herself in a miserable situation where she tells lie after lie to both her husband and a boyfriend. The song wraps up with her wondering how she ended up in this situation and thinking about a boy from back in her school days. She feels foolish for the choices she’s made and realizes that she doesn’t like the person she’s become.
“Lyin’ Eyes” comes in as my second favorite Eagles song, trailing only the monstrously successful “Hotel California”. Despite the success of the song back in the 1970s and the continued popularity of the Eagles, the song doesn’t get much airplay these days. I felt that it was deserving of being highlighted here. I hope you enjoy it.
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P.S. - There are several versions of “Lyin’ Eyes” to choose from on the right in the video bar. I recommend one of the live concert versions. Some of the other videos, once again, just tagged along. I strongly advise ignoring them.
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2 comments:
The WHOLE family remembers how much you played Hotel California! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN...EVERY MORNING before school.
Mom
The big problem with "Lyin Eyes" getting played on radio is that it is considered too long (for some reason this doesn't seem to apply to "Hotel California"). Some stations play a terrrible version where they cut out the middle verse, this REALLY annoys me. Either play the song or don't!
Steve
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